Mexicali Blues

The best Mexican food at the Lake of the Ozarks comes out of the kitchen at Mexicali Blues in Osage Beach. The most important part is the fresh, quality ingredients that give it an amazing flavor. Less important but still very interesting, are the little known yet intriguing facts about some of these foods.  Today we've gathered a few fun facts about some popular Mexican foods & drinks. They will make for wonderful conversation starters the next time you are dining with friends at our Lake of the Ozarks Mexican restaurant !  A Healthy Choice The majority of Mexican food is quite healthy because many dishes include all of the important food groups in one recipe. Many of the ingredients such as fresh vegetables and spices contain a lot of healthy antioxidants.  Burrito means donkey? The word "burrito" derives from the Spanish word "burro" which means donkey. Burrito actually translates to little donkey. No, that does not mean donkey was ever an in...

Even though it feels like we serve the most tacos ever each Taco Tuesday at our Lake of the Ozarks Mexican restaurant in Osage Beach, we don't quite reach the numbers that the record-breakers below were able to achieve. Due to our infatuation with Mexican food here at Mexicali Blues , we decided to find out exactly what the Guinness Book of World Records had on file about these delicious dishes. It's pretty impressive!   Largest Serving of Tacos 36,300 is the number of the largest serving of tacos  (packaged.)  This feat was achieved as a joint effort on May 26, 2017, by El Tizoncito and UberEats at Bosque de Chapultepec in Mexico City, Mexico. Altogether, that serving weighed just over 2,712 pounds and took 600 UberEats drivers to deliver.   Largest Taco Weighing in at 1,654 pounds was the largest taco on March 8, 2003. It was made by the city of Mexicali. (Great name!) It took about 80 people approximately 6 hours to cook this humongous tac...

The delicious food that we serve at our Lake of the Ozarks Mexican restaurant comes from age-old recipes with rich and interesting backgrounds. Today's blog has a few fun facts about Mexican food in general, and many of the dishes discussed below can be found right here at Mexicali Blues .  #1 - Many traditional Mexican recipes came from the  Aztecs and the Mayans . #2 - The majority of Mexican foods that we favor today were influenced by  Spain . When the Spaniards began moving into Mexico, their influence changed some of the Mexican food recipes slightly by introducing their own seasonings and ingredients. #3 - Tomatoes , the main ingredient in salsa, actually originated in Mexico. They were first cultivated by the Aztecs and Incas as early as 700 A.D. #4 - The first version of  salsa  was made from tomatoes, chilies, and ground squash seeds, and Aztec lords ate it with turkey, venison, lobster, and fish. Mexicali Blues salsa is made from all-n...